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Meaning of 'embattled' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embattled [ a.]
- Having indentations like a battlement.
- Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like.
- Having been the place of battle; as, an embattled plain or field.
2 . Embattled [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Embattle

Meaning of 'embattled' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embattled [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
Example in sentence:
  • a crenelated molding
Meaning (2):
- prepared for battle
Example in sentence:
  • an embattled city
Meaning (3):
- (of a person) beset by difficulties or conflict
Example in sentence:
  • the state legislature called for the embattled governor's resignation

Nearby Words:

embace embale emball embalm embalmed embalmer embalming embalmment embank embanked

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